30 BEGONIACEAE— APIACEAE 



b. Leaves simple, lobed 



(1) Ovary and fruit 1-seeded Sicyos 



(2) Ovary and fruit several-seeded Micrampelis 



I ,agenaria — Gourd, Calabash 



(Lat.'lagena, bottle, from the fruit) 

 Leaves rounded; the fruit club- or flask shaped L. vulgaris 



Cucurbita — Pumpkin, Squash 

 t l. at. cucubita, squash) 



1. Leaves lobed; fruit stalks strongly ridged C. pepo: pumpkin 



2. Leaves not lobed; fruit stalks scarcely ridged C. maxima: squash 



Cucumis — Cucumber, Muskmelon 



that, cucumis, cucumber) 



1. Leaves lobed c - sativa: cucumber 



2. Leaves rounded, not lobed C. melo: melon 



Luffa — Dishcloth Gourd, Vegetable Sponge 



(The Arabic name) 

 Leaves round, many -lobed ; flowers yellowish L. aegyptidca 



Ecballium — Squirting Cucumber 



(Gr. ekballo, to cast out, from the fruit) 

 Leaves ovate, heart-shaped at base; flowers yellow E. elateri 



urn 



Cyclanthera — Cvclanthera 



(Gr. kyklos, circle, anthera, anther) 

 oval, toothed or lobed; fruit ovoid, spiny C. dissecla 



Sicyos — Star Cucumber 



(Gr. sikyos, cucumber) 

 with shallow lobes; fruits yellowish, spiny, clustered .S'. anguldtus 



Micrampelis — Wild Cucumber, Alock Apple 



(Gr. mikros, small, ampelis, vine, from the climbing habit) 

 Leaves deeply 3-7-lobed; flowers fragrant; fruit bladdery, spiny M. lobdta 



Begoniaceae — Begonia Family 



Herbs with alternate simple leaves; sepals 2, petals 2-5, stamens many, ovary 2-4-celled, styles 

 2-4, fruit a triangular capsule; flower syncarpous, monoecious, apopetalous, epigynous, often irreg- 

 ular. 



Begonia — Begonia, Elephant's Ear 



(Named for Begon, a governor of Santo Domingo) 

 The species and varieties are numerous and closely related ; see Bailey's Cyclopaedia of Horti- 

 culture, 1 :143. 



Apiales Parsley Order 



Apiaceae — Carrot Family 

 Herbs, with alternate mostly compound leaves; sepals united and completely fused with the 

 ovary, the calyx usually appearing absent as a consequence, petals 5, stamens 5, ovary 2-celled, 

 styles 2, fruit of twin achenes ; flower syncarpous, apopetalous, epigynous, usually regular, the flow- 

 ers typically in umbels. 



1. Flowers in umbels; leaves not prickly 

 a. Flowers white or cream-colored 



(1) Leaves simple, lobed, 2-4 dm. wide; umbels 1-2 dm. wide HeraeJum 



(2) Leaves compound 



(a) Fruits prickly Daueus 



(b) Fruits smooth Apium 



